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January 29 — folder and parent signature due

Did you show the teacher your two-pocket folder with three-ring center? (5 pts.)
YES


Did you show the teacher your Parent Signature? (5 pts.)
YES



January 30 — note cards due

Did you show the teacher your one pack of 3x5 notecards? (5 pts.)
YES


Did you buy your own copy of The Catcher in the Rye to mark up? (optional)

NO



January 31 — select a topic

View a list of potential paper topics:

Choose a topic for your paper and type it here:
(5 points)

Holden calls other people phonies, but he is actually a phony himself

February 4 — thesis due

Your thesis tells your readers what point you will be making and defending about the novel.
For a guide to writing your thesis (and some examples) click here.
Write your thesis here:
(5 points)

In J.D. Salinger's novel The Ctacher In The Rye, Holden Caulfield calls others phonies, but he is actually a phony himself. Holden can't stand other people phoniess although he acts the most fake out of everyone in the book. This paper will show how Holden acts phony to his peers and how he contridicts himself.



February 5 — identify three main body topics

Your three main body topics are the main topics you will use to defend your thesis.
You should use at least three different subtopics (main bodies) to defend your thesis in the paper.
Many students use 4, 5, or even more main body topics to organize their papers.
THREE IS JUST A MINIMUM.

Please enter (at least) three main body topics here:
(5 points)

1)Source 1
2)Source 2
3)Source

February 6 — introductory paragraph due

Your intro paragrpah tells your readers the thesis of your paper, and briefly outlines the main body paragraph topics you will use to prove and defend your thesis.
Type (or link to) your Introductory Paragraph here:
(10 points)
Holden is sickened by fake people. In J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Claufield calls others phonies, but he is actually a phony himself. Holden can't stand other people's phoniess although he acts the most fake out of everyone in the book. This paper will show how Holden acts phony to his peers and how he contridicts himself.


February 7 — critical articles (secondary sources) due

You need at least three secondary sources (essays or articles about the novel written by professional critics) from which you will quote the words of the author/critic to help defend your thesis.
List the titles and authors of your three secondary sources here:
(5 points)

1)J.D. Salinger: The Development of the misfit Hero, Paul Levine
2)The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield, Peter J. Seng
3)J.D. Salinger, James Lundquist

NOTE: It is a good idea to find more than three articles in case you change your mind about using one of them. Remember, your final paper must have a total of 8-15 quotes from these secondary sources to help you make your point and defend your thesis. These eight quotes must come from at least three different secondary sources.


February 8 — secondary source quotes

Using each of your three articles at least once, select at least 8 details or quotes from your articles to defend thesis.
YOU MUST LIST THE QUOTE, THE SOURCE OF THE QUOTE, AND THE MAIN BODY TOPIC OF YOUR PAPER WHERE YOU WILL USE THE QUOTE.
List at least eight quotes from secondary sources here:
(5 points)

1) QUOTE:While Holden is quick to pass severe judgments on others he is not so quick to see the faults in himself.
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufeld.
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:Phony

2) QUOTE:His mental breakdown is a direct result of his inability to come to terms with adult reality.
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield.
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:Phony

3) QUOTE:Sensitive and perceptive as Holden is, he is still an adolescent and so an immature judge of adult life.
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:immature

4) QUOTE:In a similar fashion he passes harsh verdicts on people who do not measure up to his standards of taste and urban sophistication.
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:Phony

5) QUOTE:Buying drinks for the girls from Seattle he puts on a pretense of New Yorkish world-weary sophistication. On the other hand he cannot bear that sort of pretense in others, and has only contempt for the kind of people who say that something is grand, or affect a fashionable critical attitude about Lunt and Fontanne, or who make polite social noises at each other (social noises that have to be made if society is going to endure).
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Caufield
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:Phony

6) QUOTE:Yet for all his despair, Holden is not a character who adequately illustrates the bitter pessimism and seriousness.
TITLE & PAGE:J.D. Salinger
AUTHOR:James Lundquist
SUBTOPIC:phony

7) QUOTE:A number of the picayune traits he hates Ackley for in Chapter 3 are traits he reveals in himself in Chapter 4 when he talks to Stradlater. A comparison of these two chapters
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:hypocrite

8) QUOTE:When the tourists from Seattle Bernice, Marty, and Laverne (the very names spell out a whole aesthetic) plan to see the first show at Radio City Music Hall their taste depresses him; yet the following day he goes there himself.
TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield
AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng
SUBTOPIC:hypocrite

(Feel free to add additional quotes here, using the same format as above)


February 11 — primary source quotes

Please select at least 10 details from the novel to defend thesis Feb 11
List them here:
(5 points)
1) QUOTE: "They got a bang out of things, though in a half assed way, of course."
PAGE NUMBER: page. 6
SUBTOPIC: Hypocritical person

2) QUOTE: "Her son was doubtless the biggest bastard that ever went to Pency, in the whole crumby history of the place."
PAGE NUMBER: page. 54
SUBTOPIC: criticizes people

3) QUOTE: "Then i started reading this timetable i had in my pocket, just to stop lying. Once i get started i can go on for hours if I feel like it."
PAGE NUMBER: page. 58
SUBTOPIC: a liar

4) QUOTE:I'd told he my name was Rudolf schmidt
PAGE NUMBER:56
SUBTOPIC:phony

5) QUOTE:I have a tiny tumor on the brain
PAGE NUMBER:58
SUBTOPIC:liar

6) QUOTE:Do I look like Im 21
PAGE NUMBER:69
SUBTOPIC:liar

7) QUOTE:You Should go to a boarding schol sometime its filled with phonies.
PAGE NUMBER:131
SUBTOPIC:hypocrite

8) QUOTE:If theres one thing i hate, its the movies.
PAGE NUMBER:
SUBTOPIC:

9) QUOTE: "You never saw so many phonies in all your life, everybody smoking their ears off and talking about the play so that everybody could hear and know how sharp they were."
PAGE NUMBER: page. 126
SUBTOPIC: Criticizes people

10) QUOTE: "Even the couple of nice teachers on the faculty, they were phonies too."
PAGE NUMBER: page. 168
SUBTOPIC: Criticizes people

(Feel free to add additional quotes here, using the same format as above)


February 12 — outline your main body

Please arrange your 10 primary source quotes and your 8 secondary source quotes into an outline of the body of your critical paper.
In other words, list the quotes in the order you will use them under each main body topic.

If you use a word document to do this, this could become the framework for your actual paper (because you could type your own writing in between the quotes after you've arranged them in order in this outline, thus creating a draft of your actual paper).

Please post (or link to) a word document containing the outline of your main body (everything but your intro and conclusion) here:
(5 points)
Tim’s Outline

OUTLINE
NOTES
I. Holden is sickened by fake people. In J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Claufield calls others phonies, but he is actually a phony himself. Holden can't stand other people's phoniness although he acts the most fake out of everyone in the book. This paper will show how Holden acts phony to his peers and how he contradicts himself.
II. Phony
A. Primary quote#3
B. Primary quote#8
C. Primary quote#10
D. Secondary quote#3
E. Secondary quote# 7
F. Secondary quote# 4

III. Contradicting
A. Primary quote# 1
B. Primary quote# 4
C. Primary quote# 7
D. Secondary quote# 2
E. Secondary quote# 1
F. Secondary qoute# 5

IV. Immature
A. primary quote# 2
B.primary quote# 5
C. primary quote# 6
D.secondary quote# 6
E. secondary quote# 8
F. primary quote# 9
V. Conclusion




The thesis is stated in the first section, which is the introduction.
The body follows the introduction, and breaks down the points the author wishes to make. Here, is where you decide where your 8 quotes from your secondary sources and 10 quotes from your primary source (the novel) will go.
Note that some section have subdivisions, others do not, depending on the demands of the paper.
In this outline, II, III, & IV all have similar structure, but this will not necessarily be true for all papers. Some may only have three major sections, others more than the five given here.
Your conclusion should restate your thesis, and never introduce new material.







February 13 — first draft of main body

Write a draft of the body of your paper for peer review.

Please create a link to this first draft, calling it (YOURNAME)'S FIRST DRAFT, as a new wiki page.
Ask at least three of your classmates to read your draft (you might need to tell them where to find it by emailing them a link).
Students will be expected to read each other's drafts and leave comments in the discussion board.
(10 points)



February 14 — peer review

List the names of at least three of your classmates whose first drafts you read and commented upon:
(5 points)

1)
2)
3)

At this point, begin revising your draft and come up with a second rough draft.

February 19 — final rough draft

Submit a paper copy of your final draft of the body to the teacher.
(20 points)


February 21 — rough draft of conclusion paragraph

Please type (or link to) the rough draft of your conclusion paragraph here:
(5 points)



February 22 — final draft of conclusion paragraph

Revise your conclusion paragraph and present a copy to your teacher today.
Also, please type (or link to) the rough draft of your conclusion paragraph here:
(10 points)


February 25 — Works Cited Page due

Turn in a paper copy of your works cited page to your teacher today!
Link to the Word document of your works cited page here:
(20 points)



February 27 — CRITICAL PAPER DUE!!!

Turn in the final draft of critical paper TODAY, including:
a) note cards
b) outline of body
c) all rough drafts
d) completed checklist, signed
e) final draft of paper, typed, double spaced (5-7 pgs.)
f) final works cited / references page

(100 points)


March 5 — TURN IT IN (dot com)

Today is the final day for MANDATORY submission of your final critical paper to www.turnitin.com

FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER TO TURNITIN.COM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO ON YOUR PAPER!


Hooray!! You're done!

Now let's have some fun making our Julius Caesar movie!